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NIMS Develops Method for Controlling Molecular Self-Organization

The National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS) developed a method for controlling the molecular self-organization, the process that is significant for synthesizing functional materials, and succeeded for the first time in the world in controlling the length of a one-dimensional assembly of molecules (supramolecular polymer).

From National Institute for Materials Science 3 Feb 2014

One Possible Way for Start of Building Blocks of RNA’s Ancestor

One of the biggest questions in science is how life arose from the chemical soup that existed on early Earth.

24 Dec 2013

Researchers Observe Nanofriction on the Tip of Atomic Force Microscopes

Atomic force microscopes are able to reproduce spectacular images, at the scale of single atoms. This is made possible by the oscillation of a very sharp probe tip over the surface being observed. The tip never touches the surface but gets so close to it, at distances in the order of one billionth of a metre, that it "feels" the force due to the interaction with the atoms making up the material being observed.

17 Dec 2013

JPK Launches High Resolution, Fast-Scanning Next Generation NanoWizard AFM

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, announces the release of the next generation of NanoWizard® AFM systems delivering fast-scanning and super-resolution on an inverted microscope.

From Bruker BioAFM 11 Dec 2013

Nanoscale Shape-Memory Oxide Discovered at Berkeley Lab

Listen up nickel-titanium and all you other shape-memory alloys, there’s a new kid on the block that just claimed the championship for elasticity and is primed to take over the shape memory apps market at the nanoscale.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 4 Dec 2013

Amontons' Laws of Friction Cannot Fully Describe Frictional Characteristics of Nanotextured Surfaces

The frictional characteristics of nanotextured surfaces cannot be fully described by the framework of Amontons' laws of friction, according to new research from the University of Bristol, published in ACS Nano.

29 Nov 2013

Magnetic Replicas of Sunflower Pollen Grains Possess Natural Adhesion Properties over Nanoscale Distances

Researchers have created magnetic replicas of sunflower pollen grains using a wet chemical, layer-by-layer process that applies highly conformal iron oxide coatings. The replicas possess natural adhesion properties inherited from the spiky pollen particles while gaining magnetic behavior, allowing for tailored adhesion to surfaces.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 22 Nov 2013

JPK's NanoWizard AFM Studies Biological Nanostructures at Switzerland's EPFL

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on how the NanoWizard AFM is being applied in the study of nanostructures and nano-sized systems at the École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne.

From Bruker BioAFM 19 Nov 2013

Nanoscale Imaging Helps Understand Antimicrobial Peptide Interaction at the Molecular Level

The ever-increasing threat from “superbugs” – strains of pathogenic bacteria that are impervious to the antibiotics that subdued their predecessor generations – has forced the medical community to look for bactericidal weapons outside the realm of traditional drugs. One promising candidate is the antimicrobial peptide (AMP), one of Mother Nature’s lesser-known defenses against infections, that kills a pathogen by creating, then expanding, nanometer-sized pores in the cell membrane until it bursts. However, before this phenomenon can be exploited as a medical therapy, researchers need a better understanding of how AMPs and membranes interact at the molecular level.

4 Nov 2013

Anasys nanoIR Technology Used to Study Photosynthesis

Anasys Instruments reports on EPFL's publication in Plant Cell on the use of nanoIR to look into the process of photosynthesis to shed more light on how plants produce energy.

22 Oct 2013